Hi Kevin,

Glad to hear that you've been able to use the radio successfully.  I looked
at your cheat sheet myself, and was quite impressed with how thoroughly you
documented the controls.  If I ever decide to replace my 751A, I'll have to
give this radio some serious consideration.

Steve

On Friday 9/12/03 16:25 Nathan, Kevin wrote:
>Hi Steve,
>
>I have a 706 MkII that I use for travel and portable operation.  I have the
>synthesizer for it and the QSY'er.  With the QSY'er it's a lot of fun to use
>in combination with the synthesizer.  I am a total and have no real problem
>operating the rig.  I have written a cheat sheet for the MkII which I think
>is available at both handihams and www.icanworkthisthing.com which he might
>want to take a look at.  Personally, once I have the mic gain set, who
>cares.  On power, you can check a few times as to how much difference a turn
>or partial turn of the tuning dial makes and then ballpark it from there.
>The menus all have a longer beep at the first choice in the menu except for
>the initial setup which you don't need to get at anyway or at least not too
>often.  I would advise him to get it if he wants.  Definitely have him look
>at the cheat sheet first though.
>
>Take care and 73.
>Kevin, K7RX
>
>Kevin Nathan, Independent Living Coordinator
>Dept. of Services for the Blind
>3411 S. Alaska
>Seattle, Wa 98118
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>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Steve Dresser [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 12:09 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Accessibility of the IC-706
>
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>A blind friend of mine has an opportunity to purchase a used Icom IC-706,
>but before he spends his money, he wants to know how accessible the radio
>is for a totally blind person.  I've never owned one, so I couldn't tell
>him, but I figured there are at least a few of you who might be able to
>tell us what we need to know.  Thanks in advance for any and all help.
>
>Steve